Court allows OWS tents at Zuccotti despite Bloomberg ban

New York City Police face off with Occupy Wall Street protesters after police in riot gear removed protesters from Zuccotti Park early on November 15, 2011 in New York City (Spencer Platt / Getty Images / AFP)

The National Lawyers Guild says it has obtained a court order that allows Occupy Wall Street protesters to return with tents to New York’s Zuccotti Park. Earlier the activists’ encampment was ousted by the police force.

The guild says the injunction prevents the city from enforcing park rules on Occupy Wall Street protesters, reports AP.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he has not seen the court order yet. However, the city will go to court immediately, he added.

The mayor added that the city wanted to open the park for protesters once it is cleaned, but would not allow them use tents, sleeping bags or tarps.

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Gang sets fire to newspaper office in Mexico

Gang sets fire to newspaper office in Mexico

Firefighters and employees of the 'El Buen Tono' newspaper stand outside its headquerters in Cordoba, in Mexico's eastern Veracruz state, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/STR)

VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) -- More than a dozen people barged into the offices of a newspaper in central Mexico on Sunday, dousing it with gasoline and setting it aflame.

Veracruz state Deputy Attorney General Enoch Maldonado said no injuries have been reported following the attack on the newspaper El Buen Tono in Cordoba, about 125 miles (210 kilometers) east of Mexico City. About 20 employees were inside the building at the time.

The newspaper, which began publishing a month ago, has sharply criticized some local authorities, but the motive for the attack is unclear and the state Attorney General's Office announced it was investigating the incident.

Veracruz state has seen an upsurge in violence recently as gangs battle over smuggling routes and extortion revenues.

The newspaper's telephone numbers rang busy Sunday and its website made no mention of the attack. READ MORE

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